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agriculture and related systems must change to alleviate global hunger,” Laurie-Berry says. Before 2015, the original PLU greenhouse functioned more like an extremely hot sunroom built on a black flat top roof. “It got so hot that everything died,” Laurie-Berry says. “The new greenhouse completely transformed what I could do in that class.” Today’s Carol Sheffels Quigg Greenhouse was built in 2015 and named for a former PLU regent, donor and enthusiastic supporter of science education at PLU. The 1,700

Ugly Americans. And each of us, he added, has a chance to become ambassadors and change that perception. Hrivnak gained some unexpected fame, when his e-mails and notes to home became part of the book and the documentary “Operation Homecoming” last year. Now a firefighter with Central Pierce Fire and Rescue, Hrivnak said that his story was chosen to be one of 87 authors included in the book, culled down from 3,000 submissions. He has donated all the proceeds he’s received to charity he said. Mary

April 22, 2010 What will the world look like when China is calling the shots? By Barbara Clements Even by the most conservative estimates, China will overtake the United States as the world’s largest economy by 2027 and will climb to the position of world economic leader by 2050. Journalist Martin Jacques spoke on how the world will change with China as a dominant power Full repercussions of China’s rise-for itself and the rest of the globe-have been little explained or understood until

through the hardships of life has been very fulfilling. In many ways he’s learned as much if not more from them. And so another chapter in his life begins as he returns home. “He brought with him a true passion for helping others and I am very excited to see that passion be taken to Saudi Arabia,” Ward said. “There is no doubt that Najib will change the way mental health is viewed and offered there.” In this part of the world, MFT is a new field. “I’m going back to an interesting journey now,” Abbas

1997 Nobel Peace Prize for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, and author of I Will Not Be Broken. such as this that we all carry around with us, he noted recently. It’s a date, a time when life changes, and it’s up to us to decide how to respond to the event and make critical choices that will shape our future. One individual, White noted, “can make changes that have ripple effects around the world,” if there is enough determination behind that passion to make a change for the better

consequence of losing her Chinese citizenship. No matter how she looked at it, she felt she was forfeiting a part of her identity. “It’s not that I can’t go back to China ever again,” Huang said. “It’s just – I’m feeling distant now, like an outsider, because my nationality isn’t Chinese but my – everything else is.” Still, Huang says time and reflection has helped change her perspective. Now, she is focusing on the opportunities that lie ahead. The current tumultuous political climate has galvanized more

with Keithley Middle School. I am truly grateful to be a part of this community, and I am so excited to partner with different departments across campus.Center for Gender EquityPLU’s Center for Gender Equity supports, challenges, and empowers students, staff, and faculty to combat gender-based oppression and enact positive social change. Read Previous Jared Wright ’14 discusses working on refugee resettlement, impactful internships, and more Read Next Jeremy Knapp ‘21 talks interning for a state

working for the government would put him at the perfect crux of policy and action, with the power to institute real change. He landed a job as the El Salvador Desk Officer as a Presidential Management Fellow focusing on development policy in the region. Seventeen years later, nearly all of Carrato’s professional career has been with USAID’s Foreign Service. He has held positions in Colombia, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, and Kenya where he has worked with teams grappling with issues of food insecurity

and related systems must change to alleviate global hunger,” Laurie-Berry says. Before 2015, the original PLU greenhouse functioned more like an extremely hot sunroom built on a black flat top roof. “It got so hot that everything died,” Laurie-Berry says. “The new greenhouse completely transformed what I could do in that class.” Today’s Carol Sheffels Quigg Greenhouse was built in 2015 and named for a former PLU regent, donor and enthusiastic supporter of science education at PLU. The 1,700-square

them ideal subjects for telescope observation, especially during the summertime in Tacoma. Kop photographed the stars as they underwent their luminous transformations, and by analyzing these images, he could determine the time it takes for the stars to go through their changes in brightness. “My research is on Variable Stars or stars whose brightness is known to change over time. By operating the telescope and utilizing the observatory’s charge-coupled device (CCD) camera, I could image a small set